At The Beginning of The Game, The Five Tiger Generals Were Intercepted

"My lord, you are not good at covering up. Once you know the truth, you will inevitably show your flaws in front of His Majesty. We did not tell the truth, and please forgive me, my lord."

Jia Xu cupped his hands slightly, looking at Liu Zhang with some apologies.

"No wonder, no wonder His Majesty came to me alone that day, saying that Huangfusong's defeat completely disrupted his plan!"

Many things are a little strange, and there is always a point that is abnormal. After this point is broken, everything will naturally become logical.

Liu Zhang also understood the reason why Liu Hong was so angry. From the very beginning, he had no intention of letting himself lead the suppression of the northwest rebellion.

This time the incident was too sudden. Huangfusong's defeat in the first battle made Liu Hong afraid. He was afraid that the mausoleum would be lost, and he was afraid of becoming a sinner of the Han Dynasty!

"Two military advisers, according to your intentions, even if I reproduce the victory of pacifying the Yellow Turban this time, I'm afraid I can't lead alone, right?"

Jia Xu and Xun You nodded with a smile. Liu Zhang is really smart and knows everything.

"That's right, so this time we can't directly wipe out the rebels, we just need to repel them."

"Due to financial problems at that time, the imperial court must not be able to make an expedition to Xiliang. When the rebels rise again next time, the lord will be able to show their talents!"

Hearing what Jia Xu said, Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel a little headache. Unexpectedly, there are so many intrigues in the court!

"I thought I could take advantage of the rebellion in the northwest this time and ask for orders to become the prefect of Hanzhong! It seems that I was thinking too much..."

Seeing the disappointment on Liu Zhang's face, Jia Xu spoke out to comfort him.

"My lord, don't be in a hurry. You have to eat every bite. The situation is getting better now."

Liu Zhang nodded helplessly, thinking that he could only do so.

"My lord, Hangu Pass is ahead."

Liu Zhang looked up, and a majestic checkpoint came into view.

Hangu Pass is an important barrier for the Guandong princes to enter the Guanzhong Plain.

The Qin State once used the Hangu Pass to dominate the six countries with millions of soldiers. Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, used this pass to fight against Xiang Yu. It is a very dangerous pass.

The Xiaoshan Mountains almost cut off the Central Plains and the eastern part of Guanzhong. All land passages, there is only a "crack" more than ten kilometers long in the Chousangyuan area near the Yellow River in the north, and the entrance of this narrow valley is Hangu Pass. !

If you want to attack Hangu Pass head-on, the invading enemy needs to cross the swift Hongnong River in front of the defenders, and then attack the majestic and steep city walls.

It is already quite difficult to face just one of these two, let alone deal with both at the same time?

And even if they were lucky enough to overcome the pass in the end, they still had to pass through a narrow valley that was tens of miles long and could only accommodate a few people walking side by side. This was a natural ambush site.

No matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they can't be used at all! If you keep attacking, you will only continue to cause self-inflicted casualties, which will become a refueling tactic.

For the army of this era, this is almost an impossible task. It is definitely not an exaggeration to describe this place as one man guarding the gate.

Therefore, in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, some people praised that even if a ball of soil was used to block the Hangu Pass, it would be difficult for the Guandong army to break through.

This easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack terrain provided a huge advantage for the rising regime in the Guanzhong area to strive for world hegemony.

The most famous are Qin Shihuang Yingzheng and Han Gaozu Liu Bang, who won the world by relying on Guanzhong.

Not long after, Liu Zhang led his troops to Hangu Pass, but he was taken aback by what he saw.

Hangu Pass is very dilapidated, it seems that it has not been repaired for a long time. Moreover, the guards are all very loose, and it doesn't look like there is a war in Guanzhong.

What puzzled Liu Zhang the most was that although the Hangu Pass in front of him was dangerous, it was far from the level of natural danger, let alone the natural defense line of Hongnong River and the dense forest of Chousangyuan!

"Is this the Hangu Pass? Qin is relying on this pass to resist the Six Kingdoms?"

Liu Zhang looked at Jia Xu very puzzled, even if he was beaten to death, he would not believe that this level could capture millions of troops!

Jia Xu looked at Liu Zhang in surprise, as if Liu Zhang asked an idiot question.

"Is the Lord joking? This is not Hangu Pass in Qin Dynasty."

"What! There are two in Hangu Pass?"

Liu Zhang was so surprised that he even raised his voice a lot!

"That's right. This is the Hangu Pass after Emperor Wu's migration. It's also commonly known as Han Hangu Pass. It's on the North Wei Road. The Qin Hangu Pass that my lord said is on the South Wei Road, but it's abandoned now. It's now called Hongnong County."

"In other words, there is not only one way from Luoyang to Guanzhong?"

Xun You's reaction to Liu Zhang was also a little strange, but he nodded to him anyway.

"Yes, when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he took the Nanwei Road and avoided the new Hangu Pass."

"What about Tongguan?"

Liu Zhang hurriedly asked, all this caught him off guard.

"Tongguan? What Tongguan?"

Xun You was dumbfounded by Liu Zhang's question, and turned to look at Jia Xu, asking him if he knew.

"My lord, I have never heard of Tongguan, I only know of Tonghe, and Tonghe is too far away from here."

The more Liu Zhang listened, the more surprised he became. He found that his perception of the terrain had been biased!

There are two Hangu Passes, and they are useless. Even Jia Xu and Xun You didn't know about Tongguan, so it must have not been built yet!

Wouldn't it be unimpeded from Guanzhong to Luoyang?

I still think about becoming the pre-Qin trend, condescending, and relying on Xiongguan to counter Cao Cao.

All of this has become a flower in the water, a moon in the mirror!

"Gongda, can Qinhangu Pass still be used? Can it reach the level of rejecting soldiers from the six kingdoms?"

Xun You thought for a while, but finally shook his head.

"My lord, the Qin Hangu Pass was built on a crack in the Chousang Plateau. The Chousang Plateau was originally very high, surrounded by steep cliffs, and virgin forests spread all over the plateau. Moreover, it was built on the Yellow River, and the Yellow River became a natural danger for Hangu Pass. "

"Unfortunately, all of this has become a thing of the past! The Yellow River continues to dive, and the coast has been exposed. Now it is possible to pass through the shallow talk without going through the Hangu Pass. Moreover, due to excessive logging, the thick mulberry field is now gone. The situation in the forest, not to mention pedestrians, the army can pass through."

"All in all, the situation where Qin State used Hangu Pass to reject millions of soldiers from the six countries will never happen again..."

Liu Zhang panicked for a moment, but still looked at Xun You unwillingly.

"Then there must be a solution, right? Guanzhong and Luoyang are really unimpeded directly? Has no one raised any questions in these years?"

Xun You didn't understand why Liu Zhang was so obsessed with Hangu Pass, let alone why he cared about it, so he could only chuckle and shake his head.

"My lord, after Gaozu unified the whole country, no matter Guanzhong or Guandong, they are all Han land. Moreover, the world has been peaceful for a long time. In the four hundred years of Han, there is only one Wang Mang. Others, even if there are occasional wars, are all foreign. Who cares about Hangu Pass?"

Indeed, what Xun You said is correct, who would have imagined that a man of four hundred years would have a civil war one day?

Wasn't it true that Wang Mang's occupation of the right time, place, and people was destroyed by Liu Xiu, the son of the chosen one?

In this era, the big man is still the theme of the people!

But everyone can think so, but Liu Zhang can't!

He knows very well what he needs to face in the future, so he must take precautions!

"Wenhe, Gongda, anyone can ignore it, but we can't!"

(end of this chapter)